Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-05-20
NUMEROUS RUNAWAY ACCIDENTS.
No Other Persons Seriously Injured.

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No Other Persons Seriously Injured.
| There has been an unusual number
of runaway accidents during the past
week. On Saturday afternoon, at
about enc o'clock, the team of VIM
F. Vivian which were standing in
front of the hardware store of S. Hook
ing & Co., started and ran up street at
full speed. Although many teams
were on the street at the time, the run
always turned out and passed them all
successfully without colliding. They
continued up street until they reached
the NJ. E. church, when they turned to
the left and ran down to Fountain
street, when they turned to the left
| again and ran down Fountain street
to canyons foundry, when they were
headed up to the back door of W. ].
Curry's harness shop, and stopped,
after having made almost a circuit of
their race. In this case scarcely any
damage was done to either the horses
or wagon.
AT about half past two o'clock on
the same afternoon, however, a run
away occurred which did not end so
fortunately. Misses Eta and Salena
Brown who live with their brother on
David Browns farm about five miles
west of the city, were coming to town
In company with their niece, Miss
Thompson. They had a team and
light wagon. When they reached town
it threatened rain, and they drove
down High street at smart pace.
When about opposite the residence of
Robert James, piece of paper blow
ing on the street, scared the horses
and they started to run down High
street. When they reached the cross
ing near Prideaux's meat market, John
Perry attempted to stop them, but was
foiled, as he only secured hold of a
halter strap which was pulled from
his grasp. All three young ladies re-
manned in their seats, and Miss Salena
Brown, who had the lines, and Miss
Thompson who took hold to assist her, !
pulled with al their might to stop the
team. At the corner of High and
Chestnut streets the horses turned
north, and in making the short turn
overturned the wagon and threw the
occupants with great force against the
iron steps leading up into DR.. Tall
mans office. With such force were |
they thrown that number of cast |
iron bars in the balustrade of |
the stairs were broken down. Miss
Thompson escaped comparatively I'M
injured, but Miss Salena Brown was
picked up for dead, being terribly cut |
about the head and face, and stunned |
by the fall. She was carried up into |
DR.. Tallman's office for treatment,
where it was found life still remained. !
Miss Eta Brown received very severe |
cuts about the head, and terrible |
bruises about the body, but with sup
port was able to walk up stairs where
her sister was carried. Drs. Tallman |
and Eastman made an examination of |
their injuries, and dressed their
wounds, and in the evening the suf-
ferers were removed to the residence
of their parents on High street. Both |
suffered great pain, and their injuries
are very severe, but are not considered |
absolutely dangerous, and both now
appear to be in fair way of recovery.
The escape of all three young ladies !
from instant death seems almost |
miraculous.
Still another runaway occurred at the |
farm of Nathan Hayes in the town of |
Willow Springs, on Monday morning |
Mr.. Hayes was starting for Mineral
Point with a team and buggy, and
had driven out of the gate and closed |
it, when picking up the lines to drive
on again his team got away from him,
not however, before the lines broke.
The buggy was badly broken, but the
team escaped uninjured.
On Wednesday evening b. Becker's
team, which were standing near the |
German Catholic church, took fright |
at the noise of stove truck which |
was being pushed along the sidewalk.
They ran short distance, but were
stopped before they did any serious
injury.